In this lesson, students will explore United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships for the Goals. Students will engage in a series of individual and collaborative learning activities to better understand how all the UN SDGs can be better achieved through collaborative planning, investment, and action. In pairs or small groups, students will assess how local, national, and global communities are working together to address issues such as global health, economic development, climate change, and/or poverty reduction though institutions, organizations, and public-private partnerships. Students will evaluate how partnerships, locally and globally, can improve the lives of billions of people around the world through effective and collaborative strategies. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and interdependent, people within and outside of government must work together to make the communities around the world more sustainable. Therefore, students will engage in activities that require you to explore various partnerships within and across local and national contexts to achieve SDG 17. Whether in their own community or thousands of miles away, students have the capacity to make a difference in solving our most challenging issues. As students develop the knowledge and skills to face these challenges individually and collectively, they will do their part in making the world a better place. Overall, this lesson will enhance students’ understanding of the partnerships taking place to achieve the UN SDGS by 2030.

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This Open Educational Resource, Cultivating Global Competence through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, was developed by Ryan Hauck, Julianna Patterson, and Global Classroom, World Affairs Council – Seattle. 

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• Cover image by Julianna Patterson from Canva.
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